The Political Graveyard: San Diego County, Calif.

San Diego County
California

San Diego County information:

Population: 2,813,833 (2000); 2,498,016 (1990)
Land area 4,204 square miles.
County seat: San Diego
San Diego County official web site.
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San Diego County page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

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The Political Graveyard:

Selected officials of San Diego County
Politicians who were born in San Diego County
Politicians who lived in San Diego County
Politicians who died in San Diego County
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in San Diego County

Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error. The intent is to locate places according to current county names and boundaries. If you don't find what you're looking for, check other nearby counties, the unassigned page, or the Gazetteer. Any corrections to county locations would be greatly appreciated. See contact information on the Main Page.

Selected officials of San Diego County

(not intended to be complete)

José Estudillo (County Treasurer, 1864-75)

Eternal Hills
Oceanside, San Diego County, California

Politicians buried here:

William A. Craven (1921-1999) — also known as Bill Craven — of Oceanside, San Diego County, Calif. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., June 30, 1921. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; member of California state assembly, 1973-79; member of California state senate, 1979-99. Advocated and won the creation of a California State University campus at San Marcos, where one of the main buildings is named for him. Died, of congestive heart failure and complications of diabetes, at the Villas de Carlsbad Health Center, Carlsbad, San Diego County, Calif., July 11, 1999. Interment at Eternal Hills.
Luis Miller Dunckel (1899-1975) — also known as Miller Dunckel — of Three Rivers, St. Joseph County, Mich. Born in Springfield, Greene County, Mo., February 11, 1899. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; automobile wholesaler; member of Michigan state senate 6th District, 1935-38; defeated in primary, 1932; Michigan state treasurer, 1939-40; candidate in primary for Governor of Michigan, 1940. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Eagles; Elks; Moose. Died of pneumonia in 1975. Interment at Eternal Hills.
Raymond C. Ede (c.1906-1993) — of Carlsbad, San Diego County, Calif. Born in Vinton, Plumas County, Calif. Mayor of Carlsbad, Calif., 1955. Episcopalian. Member, Rotary. Died, of heart failure, in Carlsbad, San Diego County, Calif., April 18, 1993. Interment at Eternal Hills.

Oceanview Cemetery
Oceanside, San Diego County, California

Politicians buried here:

William James Gurnett (d. 1911) — also known as W. J. Gurnett — of Alameda County, Calif. Member of California state assembly 9th District, 1873-75. Died in San Diego County, Calif., 1911. Interment at Oceanview Cemetery.

St. Francis Church
Pauma Valley, San Diego County, California

Politicians buried here:

Albert Lee Reeves, Jr. (1906-1987) — also known as Albert L. Reeves, Jr. — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Steelville, Crawford County, Mo., May 31, 1906. Son of Albert L. Reeves and Martha (Ferguson) Reeves; married, October 3, 1935, to Eleanor Louise Glasner. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1947-49; defeated, 1948. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Delta Sigma Rho; Kappa Sigma; Phi Delta Phi; Pi Kappa Delta. Died in La Jolla, San Diego County, Calif., April 15, 1987. Cremated; ashes interred at St. Francis Church.
- See also: congressional biography.

Unknown Location
San Diego, San Diego County, California

Politicians buried here:

George A. Johnson (1824-1903) — of California. Born in 1824. Member of California state assembly 1st District, 1863, 1866-67. Died in 1903. Interment somewhere.

Cypress View Mausoleum
San Diego, San Diego County, California

Politicians buried here:

Percy J. Benbough (d. 1942) — of San Diego, San Diego County, Calif. Mayor of San Diego, Calif., 1935-42; died in office 1942. Died November 4, 1942. Entombed at Cypress View Mausoleum.

El Camino Cemetery
San Diego, San Diego County, California

Politicians buried here:

Maurice Larry Lawrence (1926-1996) — also known as M. Larry Lawrence — of San Diego, San Diego County, Calif.; Coronado, San Diego County, Calif. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., August 16, 1926. Son of Sidney A. Lawrence and Tillie P. Astor Lawrence; married 1949 to Geraldine Polland. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1964, 1968, 1972; candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1972; U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland, 1993-96, died in office 1996. Jewish. Member, Zeta Beta Tau. Falsely claimed to have served and been injured in the Merchant Marine during World War II; this was discovered a year after his death. Died, of leukemia and blood dyscrasia, in Berne, Switzerland, January 9, 1996. Original interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; reinterment in 1997 at El Camino Cemetery.
- See also: Wikipedia article.

Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery
San Diego, San Diego County, California
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Willis Winter Bradley (1884-1954) — also known as Willis W. Bradley — of Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Ransomville, Niagara County, N.Y., June 28, 1884. Son of Willis W. Bradley and Sarah Anne (Johnson) Bradley; married, October 16, 1907, to Sue Worthington Cox. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; Governor of Guam, 1929-31; U.S. Representative from California 18th District, 1947-49; defeated, 1948; member of California state assembly, 1953-54; died in office 1954. Member, American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Moose. Received the Medal of Honor, for action on U.S.S. Pittsburgh, July 23, 1917. Suffered a heart attack during the noon recess of a legislative hearing, and died soon after at Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, Calif., August 27, 1954. Interment at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Robert Carlton Wilson (1916-1999) — also known as Bob Wilson — of Chula Vista, San Diego County, Calif.; San Diego, San Diego County, Calif. Born in Calexico, Imperial County, Calif., April 5, 1916. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Representative from California, 1953-81 (30th District 1953-63, 36th District 1963-73, 40th District 1973-75, 41st District 1975-81). Presbyterian or Baptist. Member, American Legion; Elks; Jaycees; Rotary. Died August 21, 1999. Interment at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
William E. Cleator, Sr. (c.1928-1993) — also known as Bill Cleator — of San Diego, San Diego County, Calif. Mayor of San Diego, Calif., 1983; defeated, 1983, 1986. Caused an uproar in February 1983, during a visit by Britain's Queen Elizabeth, when he briefly touched the queen's back as he said "This way, Your Majesty." A British tabloid story was headlined "GET YOUR HANDS OFF OUR QUEEN.". Died of cancer, in Point Loma, San Diego, San Diego County, Calif., February 10, 1993. Interment at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery.
Charles Edward Chapel (1904-1967) — of Inglewood, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Redondo Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Manchester, Delaware County, Iowa, May 26, 1904. Republican. Member of California state assembly, 1950-66; Presidential Elector for California, 1956; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1964. Methodist. Member, National Rifle Association; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose; Odd Fellows. Died in Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, Calif., February 20, 1967. Interment at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery.

Glen Abbey Memorial Park
San Diego, San Diego County, California

Politicians buried here:

Richard Joseph Donovan (1926-1971) — also known as Dick Donovan — of California. Born in New Rochelle Hospital, New Rochelle, Westchester County, N.Y., February 24, 1926. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of California state assembly, 1965-69; municipal judge in California, 1969-71; died in office 1971. Catholic; later Congregationalist. Member, Elks; Kiwanis. A California state prison was named for him. Suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and died soon after at Chula Vista Community Hospital, Chula Vista, San Diego County, Calif., November 21, 1971. Cremated; ashes interred at Glen Abbey Memorial Park.
Thomas Arthur Turner (1878-1943) — also known as Arthur Turner — of Jonesboro, Craighead County, Ark.; San Diego, San Diego County, Calif. Born in Corydon, Henderson County, Ky., February 11, 1878. Grandson of James Albert Turner. Lawyer; member of Arkansas state senate, 1908-11. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Died, of arteriosclerosis, in a hospital at San Diego, San Diego County, Calif., October 22, 1943. Interment at Glen Abbey Memorial Park.
Thomas D. Hamilton, Jr. (c.1930-1994) — also known as Tom Hamilton — of Chula Vista, San Diego County, Calif. Born in Pecos, Reeves County, Tex. Pharmacist; mayor of Chula Vista, Calif., 1970-74. Methodist. Died, of diabetes and strokes, at Sharp Medical Center, Chula Vista, San Diego County, Calif., March 26, 1994. Interment at Glen Abbey Memorial Park.

Greenwood Memorial Park
San Diego, San Diego County, California

Politicians buried here:

Phillip David Swing (1884-1963) — also known as Phillip D. Swing; Phil Swing — of El Centro, Imperial County, Calif. Born in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, Calif., November 30, 1884. Republican. Superior court judge in California, 1919-21; U.S. Representative from California 11th District, 1921-33. Died at Mercy Hospital, San Diego, San Diego County, Calif., August 8, 1963. Interment at Greenwood Memorial Park.
- See also: congressional biography.
William Kettner (1864-1930) — of San Diego, San Diego County, Calif. Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., November 20, 1864. Democrat. U.S. Representative from California 11th District, 1913-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1916, 1928 (alternate). Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died in San Diego, San Diego County, Calif., November 11, 1930. Interment at Greenwood Memorial Park.
- See also: congressional biography.
George Burnham (1868-1939) — of Jackson, Jackson County, Minn.; Spokane, Spokane County, Wash.; San Diego, San Diego County, Calif.; Coronado, San Diego County, Calif. Born in London, England, December 28, 1868. Republican. Retail shoe business; real estate business; banker; U.S. Representative from California 20th District, 1933-37; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1936. Died in San Diego, San Diego County, Calif., June 28, 1939. Entombed in mausoleum at Greenwood Memorial Park.
- See also: congressional biography.
Lacy D. Jennings — Judge, California Court of Appeal 4th District, 1931. Entombed at Greenwood Memorial Park.
George Edwin Rowe (1862-1950) — also known as George E. Rowe — of Michigan. Born in Fowlerville, Livingston County, N.Y., July 7, 1862. Delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 17th District, 1907-08. Died in Encinitas, San Diego County, Calif., May 9, 1950. Interment at Greenwood Memorial Park.
Dorothy B. Haskell Bradley (c.1914-1998) — also known as Dorothy B. Bradley — of California. Born in Whittier, Los Angeles County, Calif. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1976 (alternate), 1980. Female. Died, of complications from cancer and strokes, in San Diego, San Diego County, Calif., December 13, 1998. Entombed in mausoleum at Greenwood Memorial Park.

Holy Cross Mausoleum
San Diego, San Diego County, California

Politicians buried here:

Lewis Dominic Thill (1903-1975) — also known as Lewis D. Thill — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., October 18, 1903. Republican. U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 5th District, 1939-43; defeated, 1942, 1944. Died in San Diego, San Diego County, Calif., May 6, 1975. Interment at Holy Cross Mausoleum.
- See also: congressional biography.

Masonic Cemetery
San Diego, San Diego County, California

Politicians buried here:

William Wallace Bowers (1834-1917) — also known as William W. Bowers — of San Diego, San Diego County, Calif. Born in Whitestown, Oneida County, N.Y., October 20, 1834. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of California state assembly 1st District, 1873-75; U.S. Collector of Customs for San Diego, Calif., 1874-79, 1902-06; member of California state senate, 1887-89; U.S. Representative from California, 1891-97 (6th District 1891-93, 7th District 1893-97). Died in San Diego, San Diego County, Calif., May 2, 1917. Interment at Masonic Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Politicians formerly buried here:

Nathan Oakes Murphy (1849-1908) — also known as Nathan O. Murphy — of Prescott, Yavapai County, Ariz.; Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Jefferson, Lincoln County, Maine, October 14, 1849. Republican. Secretary of Arizona Territory, 1889; Governor of Arizona Territory, 1892-93, 1898-1902; delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona Territory, 1892; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Arizona Territory, 1895-97; defeated, 1900. Died in Coronado, San Diego County, Calif., August 22, 1908. Original interment at Masonic Cemetery; reinterment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
- See also: congressional biography.

Mt. Hope Cemetery
San Diego, San Diego County, California
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

John Fitch Kinney (1816-1902) — also known as John F. Kinney — Born in New Haven, Oswego County, N.Y., April 2, 1816. Justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1847-54; chief justice of Utah territorial supreme court, 1853-57, 1860-63; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Utah Territory, 1863. Died August 16, 1902. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Robert Whitney Waterman (1826-1891) — also known as Robert W. Waterman — of Geneva, Kane County, Ill.; Wilmington, Will County, Ill.; California. Born in Fairfield, Herkimer County, N.Y., December 15, 1826. Second cousin thrice removed of David Waterman and Luther Waterman; third cousin twice removed of Elisha Waterman and Thomas Glasby Waterman; son of John Dean Waterman (1785-1837) and Mary Graves (Waldo) Waterman (1787-1843); third cousin once removed of William Harrison Waterman; first cousin of Alexander Hamilton Waterman; married, September 29, 1847, to Jane Gardner (1829-1914); fourth cousin once removed of Sterry Robinson Waterman. Postmaster; newspaper publisher; involved in silver and gold mining; president, San Diego, Cuyamaca & Eastern Railway; Lieutenant Governor of California, 1887; Governor of California, 1887-91. Died in San Diego, San Diego County, Calif., April 12, 1891. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
- See also Waterman family
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
Benjamin Todd Frederick (1834-1903) — of Iowa. Born in Ohio, 1834. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1883-87. Died in 1903. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Edwin Parker (c.1830-1900) — of Contra Costa County, Calif.; San Diego, San Diego County, Calif. Born in Compton, Quebec. Contra Costa County District Attorney; member of California state assembly 1st District, 1883-85; superior court judge in California, 1887-88. Methodist. Died, probably of pneumonia, in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, Calif., June 8, 1900. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.

Odd Fellows Cemetery
San Diego, San Diego County, California

Politicians buried here:

Samuel Fleming Barr (1829-1919) — of Pennsylvania. Born near Coleraine, County Antrim, Ireland (now Northern Ireland), June 15, 1829. Republican. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1881-85. Died in San Diego, San Diego County, Calif., May 29, 1919. Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

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Selected officials of San Diego County

Politicians who were born in San Diego County

Politicians who lived in San Diego County

Politicians who died in San Diego County

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in San Diego County